10 Chapter Nine

Yu You Lei continued to examine her body, not even bothering to let those people kneeling on the floor get up.

First of all, due to the poison, her body had obviously been weakened quite a lot. What could have been healthy bones, muscles and stuff like that became thin, weak and fragile.

Yu You Lei could hardly even execute the simplest of martial skills at this stage, not to mention draw spiritual qi into her half-destroyed dantian. The move with the ribbon had also taken a lot out of her, along with running over to her sister's courtyard and running back.

Right now, her being unable and unwilling to get out from the bed was not an act!

If the poison was completely purged, Yu You Lei would probably be able to recover the vigour and strength from her past life in a few years. The potential of this body wasn't really too bad, and in all honesty, it might even be better than hers in the past.

Ignoring the factors concerning the muscles, strength and all that, were her meridians and dantian. They'd already been almost completely destroyed by the poison, and recovering them would be no easy feat for normal people.

Yet, how could Yu You Lei even be considered normal?

At most, it would only take a year for her to find some way to recover her meridians and dantian, and strengthen them.

With the more important aspects of her physical condition covered, Yu You Lei moved on to her mental condition, and the condition of her soul.

There was no need to mention her mental power. It was already top-notch, and almost comparable to a Grade 4 master of any profession. (10 being the lowest, 1 being the highest.)

One had to know, Grade 2 and 1 masters of any profession were practically stuff of legends. Even then, Yu You Lei was positive that in good time, her mental power would improve slowly but steadily.

The more pressing problem was her soul. Yu You Lei's body hadn't fully accepted her soul yet, and as such, she needed to avenge the original owner as soon as possible. Only then, would the body truly allow her to peacefully possess it.

Even after getting revenge, however, she would still need a few months of recovery and adapting to completely be accepted.

With that in mind, Yu You Lei made a list of all the things she needed to do.

First of all, she needed to get rid of the poison. Next, she would probably need a suitable weapon for. . . Self defense. If the time was ripe, she would try to start on her plans for revenge. If not, she could look for some cultivation manuals, pills and resources, and begin to cultivate.

After her revenge, she could live a peaceful life in a little cottage, somewhere in a remote village.

She didn't want power, fame and glory like in her past life! Look what it cost her?

All she wanted to do was sleep, eat, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

She also couldn't forget about her family - the previous Yu You Lei had clearly stated her father was a good person. She'd probably appreciate it if her father could also enjoy a life free of troubles.

With a rough idea of what she needed to do, Yu You Lei slowly got up from the bed.

Just after she took a few steps, her knees weakened and she almost fell flat on her butt.

Luckily, the vanity table was nearby, and Yu You Lei managed to move her body in such a way she sat on the chair.

She silently grumbled under her breath. It seemed the condition of her body was worse than she thought.

Yu You Lei looked up, into the bronze mirror in front of her. She was stunned for a moment, seeing the girl in the reflection.

The girl staring back at her had an all too familiar face.

Thin eyebrows, high nose, plump, pink lips, brown phoenix eyes, a full forehead, practically flawless snow-white skin. . .

These were all the features from her past life!

For a moment, Yu You Lei thought her previous face was identical to this one. Yet, upon closer inspection, she realized there were quite a few differences.

In her past life, she looked cold, detached, calm and elegant, yet in reality, she was approachable, friendly and loved joking around.

It seemed as if her new face had brought out all of those more positive features in her.

She looked approachable and friendly, and her face still held a some of the youthful innocent and playfulness which an inexperienced young lass would have.

Her bottomless eyes held an endless amount of wisdom, intelligence and cunningness, with a tinge of arrogance.

Except for her phoenix eyes, her other features all were slightly different from her past life.

They were much softer, relaxed and a tad bit less beautiful, though still considered stunning compared to all others.

Without even having fully matured, her features were already showing traces of being able to make cities and countries collapse.

And, this current face was when Yu You Lei was still poisoned. She knew her looks would become even better after she got rid of the poison.

Nodding in satisfaction, Yu You Lei stared at the mirror for a moment longer. In the past, she wasn't some kind of assassin, murderer or anything of the sort.

She was one of those pampered noble ladies, born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Despite that, she still chose to go out and experience the world on her own, against the wishes of her parents. She actually just wanted to find a place to settle down, and rest peacefully forever. . .

Sure, Yu You Lei enjoyed looking beautiful, finding treasures, living comfortably and most importantly, eating good food. However, she did value the simplicities of life over those, though good food and living comfortably were still a must.

It was just that, she would much rather live in a comfy hut with the people she cared for forever rather than be surrounded by uptight ministers and treasures.

She travelled wide and far in her quest to find somewhere peaceful, earning a name for being ruthless to enemies yet kind-hearted to the pitiful ones. Her insane amount of skill meant she was able to become a Grade 5 array master, beast tamer master, alchemist and doctor by the age of 23.

Her cultivation was also not far off, at orange peak level, this level of power coming right after the fiancee who'd killed her.

If she were to focus on cultivation instead of all her other occupations, perhaps she'd be at a higher level of cultivation than her fiance when she died.

She only agreed to the engagement with Long Mu Yuan because it was the best she could do for her parents, who she'd practically abandoned in her quest to, ironically, get them a better life. Her parents just wanted the best for her. They thought if she, someone already famous, were to marry someone equally famous, they'd become the best couple everyone would look up to.

Yu You Lei never thought that would cause her death. . .

Staring at her slender figure, Yu You Lei couldn't help but wonder what poison Long Mu Yuan had used. Even she didn't detect something strange with it until she drank a mouthful, and she was one of the world's top experts at poison.

Deciding it was better to move on with her new chance at life instead of dwelling on her old one, Yu You Lei was just about to find some way to get the herbs when she spotted something on her finger.

It was a ring which gave off an aura of elegance and coldness, and it looked very familiar to Yu You Lei.